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102 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad I saw an officer come with a warrant and he wound a rope of some kind around my hand. I say to him: ‘What is this? I find this delightful and pleasant. ’ I felt an indescribable pleasure from this. Then I was immediately handed a notice and someone said this had come from the Chief Court. The notice was penned in beautiful script and appeared to have been written by my late brother, Mirza Ghulam Qadir. When I read the notice it said: ‘The Chief Court has acquitted him. ’” Then, His Holiness as said: “Several days prior I received the revelation: ُ ِر َ ْب َْخَ َاَل َ ْن َرََشَ This is sudden news. The word rashan means a guest who arrives without prior notice. ” 19 November 1901 Who Denies the Finality of Prophethood? The Promised Messiah as said: “It is strange when these people say that I have made a new claim. There are revelations of mine in Barahin which contain the words nabi (Prophet) and rasul (Messenger). For example, there is the following: ْی ٰ ِد ُْھُ ْاَل َِرَُسُْوَْلَٗہٗ ِب َ َّل َ ُس ْ َر ََِذِْیْ َا � َاَل َ ْو ُھُ He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance. Then, there is also: ِ ًء َٓا ْی ِ ْب َْنْ ْ َاْل َا ِ َّل َ ٰل ُ ِح ِْفِْی ِ َاُہلل ُ � ْی َِرِ ُج The Champion of Allah in the mantle of the Prophets. There are others as well. People do not reflect over these revelations. Then, it is unfortunate that they do not understand: would the coming of the Israelite Messiah break the seal of the finality of prophethood, or the coming of the Prophet Muhammad himself, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Those who assert that the Israelite Messiah will descend from heaven are the ones who reject the finality of prophethood. In my view, no other Prophet has appeared— neither old, nor new. In fact, it is the mantle of Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, which has been placed on another, and the Messenger of Allah has come himself. If Hafiz Sahib were to see a reflection of himself in the mirror, should the women of his household cover p. 375